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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g). Bearded head left (Tissaphernes?), wearing satrapal headdress / Quadripartite incuse square punch. Bodenstedt Em. 86; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC –; Pozzi –; Traité –; Winzer 6.6; CNG E-210, lot 43; Gemini VI, lot 192; Peus 361, lot 184. Good VF, minor die wear on obverse. Very rare.
The identity of the individual on the obverse of this issue is uncertain, though both Bodenstedt and Winzer name Tissaphernes. A number of satraps issued coinage in their own name with their portraits, and researchers have attempted to draw parallels between those portraits and that on the present coinage, though none have been conclusive. As there is no evidence confirming the mint and date of origin of this coinage, any identification is little more than speculation.
The identity of the individual on the obverse of this issue is uncertain, though both Bodenstedt and Winzer name Tissaphernes. A number of satraps issued coinage in their own name with their portraits, and researchers have attempted to draw parallels between those portraits and that on the present coinage, though none have been conclusive. As there is no evidence confirming the mint and date of origin of this coinage, any identification is little more than speculation.